Websites use SSL/TLS certificates to secure the traffic and protect the user data. Browsers show a small “lock” icon to inform users about the validity of these certificates. For some sites, you may see this warning when you click this “lock” icon: “Parts of this page are not secure (such as images)”. Good news! It’s easy to fix it!
The optimum situation is to see a green “lock” icon when you visit a website. Green icon means that the connection is secure. However, you may see a yellow or gray icon depending on what browser you use. Here are some of the examples:
In Firefox:
Connection Is Not Secure
Parts of this page are not secure (such as images)
In Chrome:
Your connection to this site is not fully secure
Attackers might be able to see the images you’re looking at on this site and trick you by modifying them.
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How to fix “Parts of this page are not secure (such as images)” error?
If you are using WordPress and seeing this certificate warning, this fix is for you. The root cause of the issue the images that you had uploaded before installing a certificate.
Follow the steps below to solve this error and make the connection fully secure!
- Go to your Dashboard. Go to “Settings > General”. Change both “WordPress Address (URL)” and “Site Address (URL)” fields to with your website’s “https” address. Example: https://www.port135.com
- If the first step doesn’t solve the issue, you will need to change all image URLs in your posts. No worries! It’s easier than you think thanks to a plugin called “Better Search Replace”. This plugin goes through your database tables replace the strings with new ones as per the values you enter. Here are the steps:
- Install and activate the plugin, “Better Search Replace”
- Go to “Tools > Better Search Replace”
- In the “Search for” field, enter your http URL. Example: http://www.port135.com
- In the “Replace with” field, enter your https URL. Example: https://www.port135.com
- Make sure that “Run as dry run?” option is not checked. This option is for revieweing the changes before applying them.
- Click “Run Search/Replace” button
If you are not using WordPress, please check Google’s and Firefox’s recommendations to solve “Parts of this page are not secure (such as images)” error.
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